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Fire alarm monitoring is an additional security measure for your fire alarm system. When the alarm is activated, the fire alarm system sends an alert to a dedicated receiving centre triggering an immediate response.
It’s not a legal requirement to have monitoring on a commercial fire alarm system, but the benefits make it a valuable addition.
As soon as the alarm is activated, the receiving centre is notified, enabling rapid response and limiting the potential fire damage. Fire alarm monitoring centres operate 24/7, 365 days a year, so the response time is immediate even when the building is unoccupied.
False alarms waste the emergency services’ time and prevent them from attending to real emergencies. Whenever an alarm is triggered, the alarm monitoring centre will attempt to verify the situation before calling the fire brigade, reducing the number of false alarm calls.
A quick response ensures that any fire will be dealt with quickly, minimising the potential damage to your premises and subsequent business disruption.
Without third-party monitoring of the alarm system, the responsibility for responding to an alarm will fall to you, the business owner, or one of your employees. Having fire alarm monitoring means not putting any employee at potential risk by dealing with the alarm.
Some commercial insurers will offer a lower insurance premium if your fire alarm system has fire alarm monitoring, as the damage risk is lower.
Knowing that someone monitors your fire alarm system 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, provides peace of mind. Even when your premises are empty, you’ll know that if the fire alarm goes off, it’ll receive a prompt response minimising any damage and harm to anyone.
If you’d like to enjoy the benefits of fire alarm monitoring and receive a no-obligation quote, please call us on 01392 368830 or email us. As well as installing new, we can also take over the maintenance of your existing system.
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